regmail.me vs Apple Hide My Email
Hide My Email can relay replies and comes free with iCloud+. regmail.me cannot reply at all. Compare both before picking an alias strategy.
What is Hide My Email designed to do?
Hide My Email is built into iCloud+. It generates random, unique addresses on demand, at signup forms, inside apps, or from Settings, and every message sent to one is relayed straight to your real Apple ID inbox. You never see the alias domain as a separate mailbox to check.
The key capability is that replies work. Because Apple relays through the alias, you can answer from it and the reply still shows the alias, not your real address.
What does regmail.me do instead?
regmail.me creates a standalone mailbox on a shared domain that you sign into with Google, separate from any inbox you already use. It is receive only: mail arrives, and there is no reply path of any kind, relayed or otherwise.
It also does not require an Apple device or an iCloud+ subscription. Anyone with a Google account can create one.
Where does Hide My Email actually win?
If you need to reply to whatever lands on the alias, Hide My Email wins outright, since relaying replies is exactly what it is built for and regmail.me has no way to do this at all.
It is also free to use as part of an iCloud+ subscription, and every alias forwards into the inbox you already check, so there is no second inbox to visit.
Where does regmail.me fit better?
Hide My Email needs an Apple ID and an iCloud+ plan; regmail.me needs only a Google account and works on any device or browser. If you are not in the Apple ecosystem, or you want an address that lives on its own instead of forwarding into your main inbox, regmail.me is the more direct fit.
How do the two compare?
| Hide My Email | regmail.me | |
|---|---|---|
| Can relay a reply | Yes | No |
| Where mail lands | Forwards into your Apple ID inbox | Its own separate mailbox |
| Requires | Apple ID plus iCloud+ | Google account |
| Address ownership | Alias on Apple infrastructure | Address on a domain regmail.me operates |
| Cost to start | Included with iCloud+ | Free, limits apply |
| Address lifetime | You can deactivate any time | Permanent unless you decide otherwise |
regmail.me is a new, small service without Apple’s scale behind it. If an important account’s recovery path runs through a permanent address, an address you control on your own domain is the safer long term choice than any single third party mailbox.
Which one should you use?
- Already on iPhone or Mac and want replies to work: Hide My Email
- Not on Apple hardware, or want a mailbox separate from your main inbox: regmail.me
- Want every alias to land in one inbox you already check: Hide My Email
- Testing signups where you never intend to reply: either one works, regmail.me needs no iCloud+ plan
Frequently asked questions
Can I reply to email through a regmail.me address?
No. regmail.me is receive only by design, so there is no send or reply path from it at all. Hide My Email is the option to use if replying from the alias matters to you.
Does Hide My Email cost extra on top of iCloud+?
It is included as part of an iCloud+ subscription rather than billed separately. If you already pay for iCloud+, Hide My Email costs nothing additional to use.
Do I need an Apple device to use Hide My Email?
You need an Apple ID with iCloud+ enabled, which typically means using it on an Apple device or through iCloud.com. regmail.me works from any browser with just a Google account.
What happens to my Hide My Email aliases if I cancel iCloud+?
That depends on Apple’s current subscription terms, which change independently of anything this article controls, so check Apple’s own documentation before relying on it. What is certain is that regmail.me addresses are not affected by any Apple subscription, since they run on a separate account entirely.
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